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Construction underway on the Chicago Transit Authority's Belmont Flyover project.

Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal May Be A Tough Sell To The Rest Of Congress

8:00am June 26, 2021

by David Schaper

Infrastructure spending is considered one of the few issues on which the two parties can agree, but there are still differences that seem to reflect the nation's broader partisan and cultural divide.

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George Floyd's Family Says Chauvin's Sentencing Is One Step Closer To Healing

8:33pm June 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"It's important to acknowledge how far we've come. Those who raised their voices to demand justice for George Floyd need to know that their activism made a difference," the family said.

Hennepin County, Minn., Judge Peter Cahill presides over the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Friday. He sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's murder.

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READ: The Derek Chauvin Sentencing Decision

7:47pm June 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Chauvin "treated Mr. Floyd without respect and denied him the dignity owed to all human beings," wrote Judge Peter Cahill, adding an additional 10 years to Chauvin's presumptive sentence.

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The DOJ Is Suing Georgia Over Restrictive New Voting Law

6:55pm June 25, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's restrictive new voting law. The suit alleges its purpose, restricting ballot access for Black voters, is in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

Gianna Floyd, the 7-year-old daughter of George Floyd, is seen in a video played on Friday during victim impact statements in the sentencing of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.

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George Floyd's Daughter Gianna, 7, Asks In Court Video: 'How Did My Dad Get Hurt?'

3:53pm June 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

She said in a victim-impact video played in court that when she is someday reunited with her father, she wants to "play with him, have fun. Go on a plane ride. And that's it."

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens to verdicts at his trial in April for the 2020 death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter charges in state court and is s

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Watch Live: Derek Chauvin Is Sentenced Over George Floyd's Murder

3:22pm June 25, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Prosecutors are asking for the former police officer to be sentenced to a 30-year prison term. His defense attorney is calling for probation and time already served.

A man prays Friday near where search and rescue operations are ongoing at the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

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Surfside, Fla., Condo Owners Are Suing The Collapsed Building's Association

2:19pm June 25, 2021

by Bill Chappell

As of Friday morning, 159 people remain unaccounted for as rescue crews work at the scene. The suit says the condo association failed to "secure and safeguard" the owners' lives and property.

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division speaks during a news conference Friday announcing a lawsuit against the state of Georgia for its new voting law. Attorney General Merrick Garland is at right.

Politics & Government

In Suing Georgia, Justice Department Says State's New Voting Law Targets Black Voters

1:57pm June 25, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The lawsuit marks the first major action from the Biden administration to combat a series of new restrictive voting measures passed by Republican-led state legislatures.

Politics & Government

Biden Announced A Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. What Happens Now?

7:25am June 25, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators now have an infrastructure deal. But there's a long road ahead: Lawmakers must also pass other parts of his economic agenda.

Derek Chauvin To Be Sentenced For George Floyd's Murder

7:25am June 25, 2021

by Adrian Florido

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted two months ago for murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck during an arrest last spring, will be sentenced Friday.